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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Diagnosis And Treatment</title>
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		<title>South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies, president announces on World AIDS Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies

PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
President Jacob Zuma — once ridiculed for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africa-to-treat-all-hiv-positive-babies-president-announces-on-world-aids-day-241129/">South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies, president announces on World AIDS Day</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A&amp;E&#8217;s &#8216;Hoarders,&#8217; books and documentaries bring little-known disorder into the spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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Hoarding disorder gets prime-time treatment

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Residents of a Jacksonville, Fla., neighborhood were shocked when a neighbor was found dead in her home in October, surrounded by six feet of garbage.
Carina DeOcampo (&#8217;DEE-oh COMP-oh) was a hoarder.
This year, compulsive hoarders are in the spotlight. Books, movies and TV&#8217;s &#8220;Hoarders&#8221; — a popular A&#038;E reality .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aes-hoarders-books-and-documentaries-bring-little-known-disorder-into-the-spotlight-237409/">A&#038;E&#8217;s &#8216;Hoarders,&#8217; books and documentaries bring little-known disorder into the spotlight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

BRUSSELS — For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
The car-crash victim had been diagnosed as being in a vegetative state but appears  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belgian-man-thought-to-be-in-a-stupor-for-23-years-says-he-was-alert-but-unable-to-cry-out-234775/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fired psychiatrist says Marines suffering from stress are getting shoddy care at Camp Lejeune</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Maurer</dc:creator>
		
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Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
The eight trailers were used for nearly .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fired-psychiatrist-says-marines-suffering-from-stress-are-getting-shoddy-care-at-camp-lejeune-233866/">Fired psychiatrist says Marines suffering from stress are getting shoddy care at Camp Lejeune</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In New Mexico, first to license medical pot producers, program is off to slow, cautious start</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-new-mexico-first-to-license-medical-pot-producers-program-is-off-to-slow-cautious-start-230539/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Baker</dc:creator>
		
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NM&#8217;s medical pot program has slow, cautious start

SANTA FE, N.M. — Businessman Len Goodman owns a company that makes hand-painted art tiles, but these days his office desk is strewn with the raw materials of a new enterprise: fat, sweetly pungent marijuana buds.
Newly licensed by the state to produce and distribute medical marijuana, Goodman must ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-new-mexico-first-to-license-medical-pot-producers-program-is-off-to-slow-cautious-start-230539/" title="In New Mexico, first to license medical pot producers, program is off to slow, cautious start">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early

GENEVA — Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women, young children and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing serious complications, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The global body is concerned that some doctors are waiting for lab .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-urges-doctors-to-give-antivirals-early-to-at-risk-groups-with-suspected-swine-flu-226922/">WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen open fire at Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Mexico, killing 1, wounding 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-open-fire-at-alcoholics-anonymous-meeting-in-mexico-killing-1-wounding-4-225092/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E. Eduardo Castillo</dc:creator>
		
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Gunmen attack AA meeting in Mexico, killing 1

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wounding four others, authorities said.
Investigators have not determined a motive for the shootings late Monday in Chihuahua City, the state capital of Chihuahua, the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-open-fire-at-alcoholics-anonymous-meeting-in-mexico-killing-1-wounding-4-225092/">Read : Gunmen open fire at Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Mexico, killing 1, wounding 4</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge overturns Colorado medical pot restrictions, criticizes health officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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Judge overturns Colorado medical pot restrictions

DENVER — A judge overturned tight restrictions Tuesday on Colorado medical marijuana providers, saying state health officials had ignored the needs of patients and violated open meetings laws while imposing the rules.
The ruling by Denver District Judge Larry Naves means medical marijuana providers can continue supplying the drug to registered ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-overturns-colorado-medical-pot-restrictions-criticizes-health-officials-225008/">Judge overturns Colorado medical pot restrictions, criticizes health officials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>HEALTHBEAT: Scans let doctors watch how brain changes in veterans with PTSD, blast injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts

WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries — signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
It&#8217;s work that one day may allow far easier diagnosis for patients — civilian or military — who ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/healthbeat-scans-let-doctors-watch-how-brain-changes-in-veterans-with-ptsd-blast-injuries-223554/">HEALTHBEAT: Scans let doctors watch how brain changes in veterans with PTSD, blast injuries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More resources needed if war on drugs is to shift more toward treatment than imprisonment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up?

NEW YORK — Based on the rhetoric, America&#8217;s war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, however, about the nation&#8217;s readiness to turn the talk into reality.
The economic case for ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-resources-needed-if-war-on-drugs-is-to-shift-more-toward-treatment-than-imprisonment-222626/">More resources needed if war on drugs is to shift more toward treatment than imprisonment</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana shops abound in California as cities scramble to regulate them</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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Medical marijuana shops abound in California

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession.
Peace in Medicine marijuana dispensary is a clean, modern operation in a former .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medical-marijuana-shops-abound-in-california-as-cities-scramble-to-regulate-them-219635/">Medical marijuana shops abound in California as cities scramble to regulate them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration considers genetic testing for some, mainly African, refugee applicants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States.
The State Department said Thursday that it and the Homeland Security ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-considers-genetic-testing-for-some-mainly-african-refugee-applicants-219592/">Read : Obama administration considers genetic testing for some, mainly African, refugee applicants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain uses genetic tests for asylum-seekers, drawing heat from scientists, rights groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism

LONDON — Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
The United Kingdom Border Agency launched the pilot project in September amid suspicions there might ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-uses-genetic-tests-for-asylum-seekers-drawing-heat-from-scientists-rights-groups-218737/" title="Britain uses genetic tests for asylum-seekers, drawing heat from scientists, rights groups">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana collectives, cultivation; opponents threaten suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops

RED BLUFF, Calif. — A small Northern California city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits.
Red Bluff&#8217;s city council approved two measures Tuesday night restricting the drug. The panel voted 4-1 to ban collectives and cultivation and unanimously passed an emergency ordinance ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northern-calif-town-bans-medical-marijuana-collectives-cultivation-opponents-threaten-suit-218216/" title="Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana collectives, cultivation; opponents threaten suit">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows worse outcomes for newer &#8216;off-pump&#8217; heart bypass, better with heart-lung machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Nano</dc:creator>
		
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NEW YORK — It seemed like a great idea — doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a surprise: .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-shows-worse-outcomes-for-newer-off-pump-heart-bypass-better-with-heart-lung-machine-218196/">Study shows worse outcomes for newer &#8216;off-pump&#8217; heart bypass, better with heart-lung machine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries as voters OK medical marijuana expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clarke Canfield</dc:creator>
		
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Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries

PORTLAND, Maine — Voters approved a referendum making Maine the fifth state to allow retail pot dispensaries, but medical marijuana advocates say it won&#8217;t become like California, where hundreds of marijuana shops have popped up and come under critical scrutiny.
California, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island allow for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-becomes-5th-state-to-allow-pot-dispensaries-as-voters-ok-medical-marijuana-expansion-218124/" title="Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries as voters OK medical marijuana expansion">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clarke Canfield</dc:creator>
		
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Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums

PORTLAND, Maine — Despite living in one of the nation&#8217;s most heavily taxed states, Maine voters on Tuesday soundly rejected proposals that would have reduced automobile excise taxes and put limits on future increases on state and local government spending and taxes.
Mainers also approved a ballot question that expands the state&#8217;s .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-voters-reject-tax-cutting-referendums-approve-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-217821/">Maine voters reject tax-cutting referendums, approve medical marijuana dispensaries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine residents vote on taxes, medical marijuana, schools, transportation funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clarke Canfield</dc:creator>
		
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Mainers vote on taxes, medical marijuana, schools

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine residents faced a full slate of ballot measures beyond the closely watched gay marriage vote on Tuesday.
Residents casted votes on questions involving taxes, medical marijuana, schools and transportation funding.
Outside of gay marriage, the most contentious referendum was Question 4, which asked voters if they supported .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maine-residents-vote-on-taxes-medical-marijuana-schools-transportation-funding-216523/">Maine residents vote on taxes, medical marijuana, schools, transportation funding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Problems continue at Illinois VA hospital where surgeries were suspended after deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Tareen</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Problems continued at Ill. VA hospital

CHICAGO — Serious safety issues continued to plague a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital even after major surgeries were suspended two years ago because of a spike in patient deaths, according to a federal report released Monday.
Surgeons at the VA medical center in Marion, Ill., performed procedures without proper .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-problems-continue-at-illinois-va-hospital-where-surgeries-were-suspended-after-deaths-215655/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merck: FDA won&#8217;t accept its application for combo cholesterol pill including Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor</title>
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FDA won&#8217;t accept Merck&#8217;s application for new drug

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck &#038; Co.&#8217;s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor, the world&#8217;s top-selling drug.
Merck disclosed the rare move by the Food and Drug Administration in a regulatory filing Monday.
The company 2 1/2 years .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merck-fda-wont-accept-its-application-for-combo-cholesterol-pill-including-pfizers-lipitor-215265/" title="Merck: FDA won&#8217;t accept its application for combo cholesterol pill including Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado ski town could push marijuana legalization, adding paraphernalia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country.
A measure before Breckenridge voters in Tuesday&#8217;s municipal election would legalize possession of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorado-ski-town-could-push-marijuana-legalization-adding-paraphernalia-213046/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresno judge says 9 marijuana shops must close until January trial on zoning violations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracie Cone</dc:creator>
		
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Judge: Fresno pot shops must close until trial

FRESNO, Calif. — Nine marijuana dispensaries in Fresno must shut their doors while attorneys battle in court over whether city zoning laws banning dispensaries can trump the state laws that allow them.
Fresno County Superior Court Judge Alan Simpson made his ruling Wednesday while upholding a temporary restraining order  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fresno-judge-says-9-marijuana-shops-must-close-until-january-trial-on-zoning-violations-210439/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

MOSCOW — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country&#8217;s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.
AIDS specialists meeting here urged Russia to adopt successful strategies like needle-exchange programs and heroin substitutes such .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-say-russias-abstinence-approach-no-match-for-fast-growing-aids-epidemic-209954/">Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana issues 1st industrial hemp-growing state license to Bozeman woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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1st Mont. license to grow hemp issued to woman

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana this month issued its first license for an industrial hemp-growing operation to a woman who said she wants to develop a domestic market for the plant despite federal law barring its cultivation.
Laura Murphy, of Bozeman, was the first to apply for the two-year .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-issues-1st-industrial-hemp-growing-state-license-to-bozeman-woman-209621/">Montana issues 1st industrial hemp-growing state license to Bozeman woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Drug samples: Marketing ploy or boon to needy patients? Testimony is divided in Vermont</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Gram</dc:creator>
		
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Vt. testimony sharply divided on free drug samples

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Medical practitioners on Tuesday presented ardent as well as disparate views to a Vermont state panel reviewing the merits of free medicine samples provided at doctors&#8217; offices.
Curbing or even eliminating the free samples could be the next stop for Vermont, a state that already holds .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drug-samples-marketing-ploy-or-boon-to-needy-patients-testimony-is-divided-in-vermont-209037/">Original source &nbsp;: Drug samples: Marketing ploy or boon to needy patients? Testimony is divided in Vermont</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama marks breast cancer awareness month, survivors share health insurance stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Joni Lownsdale never thought her 2002 breast cancer diagnosis would land her in the middle of the Obama administration&#8217;s fight with the health insurance industry.

But that&#8217;s where the Rockford, Ill., woman was Friday as she stood in a White House flower garden and shared her story of being repeatedly denied health insurance because .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-marks-breast-cancer-awareness-month-survivors-share-health-insurance-stories-205299/">Michelle Obama marks breast cancer awareness month, survivors share health insurance stories</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Courts weigh Oklahoma abortion laws that would ask women about race, education, reasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound.

Opponents of the laws say they were drafted .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/courts-weigh-oklahoma-abortion-laws-that-would-ask-women-about-race-education-reasons-205265/">Courts weigh Oklahoma abortion laws that would ask women about race, education, reasons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana on full display near Montana cop shop for those seeking medical cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gouras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Jason Christ lit a bowl of homegrown marijuana outside the Great Falls Civic Center, not worried that the police station was right around the corner.

Christ was taking a break Friday from teaching hundreds of people inside the center how to get state-issued medical marijuana cards.
It was one of the many pot .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/marijuana-on-full-display-near-montana-cop-shop-for-those-seeking-medical-cards-205226/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Supreme Court vacates judgment in lawsuit between MRI company, Boise hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Boone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a ruling in a lawsuit that resulted in one of the largest jury verdicts in Idaho history, essentially sending the case between MRI Associates and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center back for a new trial.

The Idaho Supreme Court said that Saint Alphonsus did not violate .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/idaho-supreme-court-vacates-judgment-in-lawsuit-between-mri-company-boise-hospital-204138/">Idaho Supreme Court vacates judgment in lawsuit between MRI company, Boise hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cost restraint helps most drugmakers post higher profits, but recession, generics hurt sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda A. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — Drugmakers on Thursday mostly posted improved third-quarter profits by keeping costs down, as generic competition, the global recession and unfavorable currency exchange rates generally hurt sales.

Merck &#038; Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. posted strong profit increases on higher sales of a few key drugs. Switzerland&#8217;s Novartis AG had a tiny increase in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cost-restraint-helps-most-drugmakers-post-higher-profits-but-recession-generics-hurt-sales-203973/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Cost restraint helps most drugmakers post higher profits, but recession, generics hurt sales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA speeds up push for law against new marijuana clinics after judge bars moratorium</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles officials are speeding up consideration of a new law to outlaw most new medical marijuana outlets after a judge barred a moratorium.

The city attorney&#8217;s office on Tuesday delivered a draft of a proposed ordinance that would be among the most restrictive in the state.
It would force most pot dispensaries to ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-speeds-up-push-for-law-against-new-marijuana-clinics-after-judge-bars-moratorium-202332/">LA speeds up push for law against new marijuana clinics after judge bars moratorium</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the good stuff? Medical marijuana explosion creates booming review business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — The store has a television lounge and a pool table, and snacks and acupuncture are free for customers who drop up to $130 an ounce on 16 varieties of marijuana. But a reviewer of the business warns the decor looks a little cliche, what with the Grateful Dead posters on the wall and .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wheres-the-good-stuff-medical-marijuana-explosion-creates-booming-review-business-201265/">Where&#8217;s the good stuff? Medical marijuana explosion creates booming review business</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Loosening of federal guidelines on medical marijuana does not dispel decades of mistrust</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.

The Justice Department told federal prosecutors that targeting people who ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/loosening-of-federal-guidelines-on-medical-marijuana-does-not-dispel-decades-of-mistrust-200329/">Loosening of federal guidelines on medical marijuana does not dispel decades of mistrust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge rules Los Angeles&#8217; medical marijuana moratorium is invalid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A judge has temporarily barred Los Angeles from enforcing a moratorium on medical marijuana clinics.

Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Monday granted a preliminary injunction sought by Green Oasis, a medical marijunana collective that sued last month.
The judge ruled that the City Council failed to follow state law when it extended .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/judge-rules-los-angeles-medical-marijuana-moratorium-is-invalid-200134/">Judge rules Los Angeles&#8217; medical marijuana moratorium is invalid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal government won&#8217;t prosecute medical marijuana users if they comply with state law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.

Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good use .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-government-wont-prosecute-medical-marijuana-users-if-they-comply-with-state-law-199531/">Source article &nbsp;: Federal government won&#8217;t prosecute medical marijuana users if they comply with state law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana dispensaries owners on edge after LA&#8217;s top prosecutor warns of crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Risling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authorities.

Still, he wasn&#8217;t expecting the phone call one August day when a voice said the police were outside and he needed to open up or they would bust down .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-owners-on-edge-after-las-top-prosecutor-warns-of-crackdown-199513/">Source article &nbsp;: Medical marijuana dispensaries owners on edge after LA&#8217;s top prosecutor warns of crackdown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued by Obama administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.

Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-new-medical-marijuana-policy-issued-by-obama-administration-199434/" title="AP Newsbreak: New medical marijuana policy issued by Obama administration">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized for second time in month; reaction to medicine blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse J. Holland</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane. Court officials blamed a reaction to medicine.

It was the second time Ginsburg, 76, has been hospitalized in the last month. She was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-ginsburg-briefly-hospitalized-for-second-time-in-month-reaction-to-medicine-blamed-197211/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized for second time in month; reaction to medicine blamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized after reaction to medications causes swoon on plane</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse J. Holland</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane. Court officials blamed a reaction to medicine.

This is the second time Ginsburg, 76, has been hospitalized in the last month. She was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-ginsburg-briefly-hospitalized-after-reaction-to-medications-causes-swoon-on-plane-197128/">Read : Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized after reaction to medications causes swoon on plane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ginsburg briefly hospitalized overnight after reaction to medicine, released Thurs.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane. Court officials blamed a reaction to medicine.

Ginsburg was taken to Washington Hospital Center around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday by paramedics and released Thursday .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ginsburg-briefly-hospitalized-overnight-after-reaction-to-medicine-released-thurs-197077/">Ginsburg briefly hospitalized overnight after reaction to medicine, released Thurs.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>States looking to lower prison costs give inmates more opportunities to cut time off sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PAWTUCKET, R.I. — If the state weren&#8217;t so pressed for cash, Joshua Gomes might still be behind bars. Instead, he&#8217;s working temp jobs — at a construction site one week, a recycling plant another — and talks about going to college, teaching or joining the military.

The former cocaine addict and dealer had to prepare for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/states-looking-to-lower-prison-costs-give-inmates-more-opportunities-to-cut-time-off-sentences-196667/" title="States looking to lower prison costs give inmates more opportunities to cut time off sentences">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NTSB faults pilot, first officer for fatal crash of organ transplant plane in Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry C. Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The pilot of a 2007 medical flight that crashed into Lake Michigan, killing all six aboard, mishandled an unusual flight situation and was unable to properly coordinate with his first officer, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

Capt. Bill Serra was flying the twin-engine Cessna from Milwaukee to Michigan. A four-member medical crew ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ntsb-faults-pilot-first-officer-for-fatal-crash-of-organ-transplant-plane-in-wisconsin-196315/" title="NTSB faults pilot, first officer for fatal crash of organ transplant plane in Wisconsin">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Many elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.

One found that putting nursing home residents with failing kidneys on dialysis didn&#8217;t improve their quality of life and may even push them into further decline. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/many-elderly-with-dementia-and-kidney-failure-in-nursing-homes-get-futile-care-studies-show-196310/">Many elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Desperate to stop meth, Missouri towns require prescription for cold and allergy pills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Salter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNION, Mo. — The meth problem in Union has gotten so bad that someone with a drug habit stole the light shades outside Marilyn Roark&#8217;s house. She got them back, but they were unusable.

&#8220;They had made them into bongs for the meth,&#8221; she said.
Another time, Bob Barton Jr., working as a carpenter on a homebuilding .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/desperate-to-stop-meth-missouri-towns-require-prescription-for-cold-and-allergy-pills-196271/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Desperate to stop meth, Missouri towns require prescription for cold and allergy pills</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FDA rejects labeling claims on vitamin C-enhanced version of Vicks Nyquil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators warned Procter &#038; Gamble on Wednesday for adding Vitamin C to its Vicks cold formulas, a combination not allowed by federal regulations.

The Food and Drug Administration said medications like Vicks Nyquil and Dayquil are not permitted to contain the vitamin.
According to the agency, a panel of experts found &#8220;no study .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fda-rejects-labeling-claims-on-vitamin-c-enhanced-version-of-vicks-nyquil-196211/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NTSB to review crash of organ transplant plane in Wisconsin, pipe explosion in Mississippi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board is set to determine the cause of a 2007 crash that killed six people when their plane slammed into Lake Michigan off Wisconsin&#8217;s coast.

The NTSB planned to discuss the crash on Wednesday.
The twin-engine Cessna was carrying a four-member medical team, two pilots and a human organ for a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ntsb-to-review-crash-of-organ-transplant-plane-in-wisconsin-pipe-explosion-in-mississippi-195701/">NTSB to review crash of organ transplant plane in Wisconsin, pipe explosion in Mississippi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study calls for new international convention against trafficking in kidneys, other organs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — A new international convention is needed to prevent trafficking in kidneys and other organs and potentially life-saving tissues and cells, according to a joint study by the United Nations and the Council of Europe released Tuesday.

The study calls for international experts to agree on a definition that is recognized worldwide of what ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-calls-for-new-international-convention-against-trafficking-in-kidneys-other-organs-195257/" title="Study calls for new international convention against trafficking in kidneys, other organs">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US national team F Charlie Davies undergoing surgery after single-car accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car accident in which another person was killed early Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., area.

Davies was expected to undergo more than five hours of surgery. U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman Neil Buethe said Davies&#8217; injuries were not life-threatening but &#8220;possibly&#8221; career-threatening, but he .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-national-team-f-charlie-davies-undergoing-surgery-after-single-car-accident-195054/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.

The results add to confusion around prostate cancer treatments, which sometimes lead to urinary and sexual problems. It&#8217;s not clear that either kind of surgery is superior to radiation ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-less-invasive-prostate-surgery-may-mean-higher-risk-of-incontinence-sexual-problems-194799/">Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problems</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No money, no problem: Miami doctor who treats the poor and uninsured wins national recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Dr. Pedro Jose Greer stands in a cool, dim operating room at Miami&#8217;s Mercy Hospital, looking at a glowing image of a patient&#8217;s digestive system on a flat-screen TV.

Greer is a gastroenterologist, and the patient lying on the treatment table has a potentially dangerous cauliflower-like growth on the lining of her colon. The ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-money-no-problem-miami-doctor-who-treats-the-poor-and-uninsured-wins-national-recognition-193967/" title="No money, no problem: Miami doctor who treats the poor and uninsured wins national recognition">>>></a>.]]></description>
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